Software Engineer

Overview

Shape the way M365 measures and drives the feedback loop for its AI offerings!

On the Evaluation Platform Team, engineers have a front-row seat to how AI impacts millions of users, helping steer one of Microsoft's most important initiatives forward. The team is focused on advancing the evaluation system that supports builders and partners across M365.

The mission is to accelerate learning by ensuring every user journey within an evaluation system (fine tuning a model, launching a new feature or experiment, adding metrics, onboarding a new 1P or 3P partner, understanding user feedback, creating query sets, etc.) is supported by agile, reliable, scalable and well documented tools.

In this role, the engineer will build capabilities that:

• Enable builders to be more agile, running more evaluations and faster.
• Provide a continuous set of tools and evaluation capabilities throughout the development lifecycle.
• Automate tasks via tools or agents to help understand performance better.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Work with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a feature.
• Support identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product feature with oversight.
• Learn to create and implement code for a product, service, or feature reusing code as applicable.
• Learn and assist in breaking down work items into tasks and provide estimation of completion.
• Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) in monitoring system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions for simple problems, and also recommend actions to restore system/product/service by following the playbook.
• Reviews current developments and proactively seeks new knowledge that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Self-motivated and outcomes-focused, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.

Software Engineering IC2 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $84,200 - $165,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $109,000 - $180,400 per year.

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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.